There is nothing like good drama

There is nothing like good drama

Drama is something you can engross yourself in for a couple of hours. You either watch it all at once or spread it out over weeks – if it is a series. I am someone who can’t do ongoing dramas; they keep me up at night, they sneak into my head and creep into my dreams....
Alone in a crowd

Alone in a crowd

Are you surrounded by people and yet feeling completely alone? Funny how that works. Hundreds of people around you but you can feel like you are entirely on your own. The urge to belong is calling like a lighthouse beacon. It comes around and then passes over and...
The grief of letting go and saying goodbye

The grief of letting go and saying goodbye

There are many times in life when we have to let go and say goodbye. We may not even realize it. We go about our day, our lives and something is there yet we don’t know what it is. We try to keep going, we put one foot in front of the other but there is...
Raising teens (and tweens) is not for the faint of heart

Raising teens (and tweens) is not for the faint of heart

Do you ever lock the car, start walking away and think, “I could keep walking”? Do you pass by your house and keep driving? I remember hearing stories about moms leaving their kids; I used to think, “How could a mom leave their kids?” I know that answer now. Sometimes...
Is suicide a choice?

Is suicide a choice?

Last week we heard about losing Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain to suicide. Two people who’s death made it to the news; lives that tragically ended. Every day, however, many more commit suicide. In Canada 10 people a day commit suicide; in the US the number is...